Austrian vs Keynesian: There's benefit in being reasonable. One extreme gives you short-term damage the other extreme gives you long-term...
I bet it will succeed in making the fund managers rich while everyone else, including the coin market loses.
politics-on "Beware false equivalencies." politics-off Has anyone ever wondered what would happen to the value of their coins if people simply...
Elbesaar, I also love Barber coins and am thinking of picking up a set or two as well. With you completing and selling full sets, do you ever...
The closest shop near me (1 mile) is so smokey I have to drive home with the windows down and shower after going in. The next closest (5 miles) is...
People paid absurd amounts for gold & silver in 1980, but that doesn't mean that was the actual value (see 1981).
Is it just me, or are all these ASEs and similar new coin sets simply extremely boring? Not the design, but the whole thing. There are so many...
I think the other thread was was closed...
1900 votes on one article most likely read by people with a previously-held strong opinion does not mean much. It also doesn't mean they actually...
Are there any estimates on how many people collect US coins? It makes sense to me that even if some series, like the Morgans, are relatively...
The large denom bills were halted in 1969, not just recently, with the given rationale being lack of use/demand.
The $10,000 reporting requirement is a separate issue from halting issuance of $500 and $1000 bills. I think there is a valid discussion to be had...
http://taxmap.ntis.gov/taxmap/pubs/p1544-001.htm The requirement drastically cut down money-laundering fronts. It was a policy move in reaction...
Hi, This is something I've thought about before, but an article on coinnews.com today brings it up again: Given that most Morgan dollars didn't...
They have to fill out a Form 8300 and actually pay taxes on it, there is nothing legal blocking the transaction. I know people who have paid for a...
$10,000 in crisp $100 bills is less than half an inch. Is the added convenience for a few people worth making it easier on criminals? I guess...
When did anyone or any organization dictate "what level of money is appropriate for you", you're free to carry around the country as much cash as...
No one is stopping you from carrying around as many $100 bills as you want. I really fail to see what freedoms are being impacted here. Your last...
How many people have a legitimate (I mean legal) need/desire to carry around enough money so often that they need to compress the size of the...
How does that have anything to do with "control" of people?
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